PA CleanWays of Allegheny
County Welcomes New Executive Director
During the past
eight months, the PA CleanWays of Allegheny County, Inc. (PACWAC) Board
of Directors has worked diligently to ensure the ongoing success of
our organization. We are committed to playing a leadership role in the
efforts to eliminate illegal dumping and littering in Allegheny County.
One of our goals
over the past six months was to build our internal capacity by recruiting
an Executive Director who has strong management experience and shares
our passion and commitment to the organization's mission. We are happy
to announce that we recently hired Mary Wilson as PACWAC's new Executive
Director.
Mary, a native of
Pittsburgh, began her career determined to be the next Jane Goodall...delving
into the field of animal behavior with undergraduate and graduate studies.
While her interest in the natural world has taken some interesting twists,
it has consistently held that focus. Her interest in wildlife evolved
into an appreciation of habitat conservation and environmental education
which took her in the unexpected direction of working in the zoo world,
specifically as the Curator of Education at the Montgomery Zoo (Alabama).
During her tenure there she became active in local non-profits and grew
to appreciate their remarkable capacity for achieving great things.
Mary's subsequent
professional activities have included serving as Director of Development
for the Alabama Conservancy, Environmental Educator at the Audubon Society
of Western PA's Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, Outreach Coordinator
for the Florida DEP at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve,
Project Assistant in the development of the Regional Environmental Education
Center at Boyce Mayview Park in Upper St. Clair, and most recently as
a consultant for smaller non-profit organizations in Western PA.
Environmental work
is an avocation as well as a vocation for Mary, with "free"
time spent serving on the Environmental Advisory Council of Hampton
Township, as well as board memberships with the North Area Environmental
Council and Pine Creek Land Conservation Trust. Mary is very pleased
to have an opportunity to apply her interest in the non-profit environmental
sector to the Executive Director position with PA CleanWays of Allegheny
County, Inc. and welcomes the opportunity to help them fulfill their
mission in her home town.
Mary and the PACWAC
Board of Directors look forward to working with local citizens, government,
and businesses to address the problem of illegal dumping and littering
in Allegheny County.
This page last updated:
August 18,
2006
